Iowa Briefs Show Local Death and State Updates
Tabor real estate dealer E H Mathews died after a creek bank cave in near Tabor. Sixteen new deputy sheriffs started duty to aid in liquor and gambling enforcement in Des Moines and Polk County. Iowa auto inspections found defects in 12 789 of 62 019 checked. Senator Hickenlooper and Senator Wilson split on OPA extension bill. Col Robert C Bare USMC received the Legion of Merit for service in northern China. Drake University summer enrollment rose to 1 689 with veterans making up 1 080 of the total.
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Des Moines
Vane B. Overturff
Polk County
Orturff
Iowa
N. Jespersen
Highway Patrol
Jespersen
Drake University
Emma J. Scott
Foster Urges Change in Wagner Act
Des Moines Iowa June 13 G F Foster president of the Iowa Manufacturers association said the Wagner act is the greatest factor underlying the disruption of the nation's economy and urged modification to make it a two way thoroughfare open to both labor and management. An industrialist criticized the presidential veto of the Case bill as a new high in inconsistency.
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Des Moines
G. F. Foster
Iowa Manufacturers Association
Foster
John Morrell & Co
Adair Teen Hurt When Tractor Tops Over
Robert Richter, 19, of Adair, was injured yesterday afternoon when a tractor overturned on him. He sustained leg and body injuries including lacerations to both legs and a fractured left collar bone and is being treated at Atlantic hospital.
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Robert Richter
Adair
the Atlantic Hospital
Sentenced for arson in Sheldon Iowa
Claude Brown of Sheldon was sentenced to 3 years in the men's reformatory at Anamosa on a charge of arson. He allegedly poured gasoline on his brother Elmer's car and set it afire on highway 33 near the Sheldon waterworks the night of May 16. The hearing in Primghar was before Judge Van Oosterhout of Orange City.
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Sheldon
Claude Brown
Anamosa
Brown
Elmer
Primghar
van Oosterhout
Orange City
Weather: Fair and cool tonight and Friday rise in west
The forecast calls for fair and cool conditions tonight. Friday should be fair with temperatures rising in the west and central portions.
King Umberto Leaves Italy for Exile in Portugal
Rome reports King Umberto has departed Italy for exile in Portugal aboard a Savoia Marchetti plane, ending a three day cabinet standoff over the plebiscite result. He sought a river of support at Pisa or Lisbon while De Gasperi assumes acting chief of state.
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Rome
Royal
Umberto
Italy
Portugal
Quirinale Palace
Campino
Lisbon
Pisa
Supreme Court
A.P
Water Green
Alcide de Gasperi
Umberto II
Monte Citorio
Pilots of Shooting Stars Endure Long Ring Flight
Pilots of three P-80 Shooting Stars completed a record 11 hours 9 minutes round trip from March Field California to Andrews Field Maryland covering about 4550 miles. Flight Leader Col. Leon Gray Maj. Robin Olds and Lt. Jack Richardson returned with minimal fatigue effects despite a 55 mph tailwind east and headwind west. One aircraft diverted to Tinker Field Oklahoma.
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March Field
Calif
Andrews Field
Tinker Field
Oklo
Col
Leon Gray
Casa Grande, Ariz
Robin Olds
Beverly Hills
Jack Richardson
Oklahoma City
Families to Japan Contingent Arrives June Twenty Second
The first group of dependents from Navy and Marine personnel in Japan will land in Japan on June 22 aboard the U S S Carroll which left San Pedro California on June 8. The 22 families are among about 60 that have applied for this relocation.
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Tokyo
Navy
Marine Corps
Japan
U. S
Colorado Youngsters Vacation Trip Ends in Jail
Five Colorado youths aged 12 to 14 were jailed in Cass county after a “joy ride” in a 1940 Oldsmobile ended when the car broke down in Wiota. Sheriff Harry Jordan arrested them. parents arrived to take the children back to Mani tou Springs. None had prior trouble.
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Manitou, Colo
Cass County
Harry Jordan
Wiota
Manitou Springs
Colorado
Atlantic centennial parade winners prize list announced
The Atlantic centennial parade awarded $250 in prizes to multiple floats. The first prize of $50 went to the Atlantic Ministerial association float with an early church scene. Second prize of $40 honored the Atlantic Veterans of Foreign Wars float reenacting the Iwo Jima flag raising. Third prize of $30 went to the Cheerful Workers club float depicting an early home scene.
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Atlantic Ministerial Association
Atlantic Veterans of Foreign Wars
Iwo Jima
Cheerful Workers Club
Atlantic B. P. O. Elks Lodge
Chamber of Commerce
Dick Jessen
Milton Hoelzen
L. A. Warden
Orris Oestereich
Amvets
Harry Sherwood
The
Elks Lodge
Cub Scouts Pack
Central Grocery
Judy
Jane Parker
Anita
Jewell Brothers
Brayton
Buick
Chester H. Wagner
Dodge
Cub Scouts
Clare Adele Jordan
Rhea Irene Bixby
Joan Johnson
Sandra Bel
Virginia Braman
Rita Clark
Biography underway for Des Moines diplomat John Kasson
Edward A. Younger of the University of Virginia is compiling a biography of Des Moines native John Kasson, a former diplomat who served in Germany Austria Hungary and Bucharest and who was also an Iowa congressman.
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Des Moines
Edward A. Younger
University of Virginia
State Historical Department
John Kasson
Younger
Kasson
Geria
Vienna
Belgrade
Bucharest
Iowa
Iowa Divorce Rate Reaches Record High in 1945
Des Moines reports 7,694 divorces statewide in 1945, up more than 25 percent from 1944. The total includes 6,475 minor children, averaging over 64 per county, per Loren Chancellor state vital statistics director.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Loren Chancellor
Pay Mourners After Burial in Accord With Coffin Plans
Le Grand Iowa June 13 Advance arrangements to pay mourners at his funeral one dollar each were made by the late Charles Coffin 58 retired farmer Coffin who had no immediate survivors was buried last Saturday and the Este funeral home of Marshalltown yesterday revealed these other unusual arrangements which were fulfilled The six pall bearers and four flower girls were paid 5 each Coffins grave was dug one foot deeper than required by state law Jerry and Zelda who radio performers who usually sing western songs sang hymns at the funeral A list of 112 persons was made at the funeral and each will be mailed a dollar as soon as the Coffin estate is probated.
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le Grand
Charles Coffin
Coffin
Este
Marshalltown
Jerry and
Zelda
Rev Peterson resigns as Atlantic Baptist pastor
Rev Glenn A P Peterson, pastor at Atlantic Baptist Church since 1940, announced resignation effective Aug 31 at a special meeting. He leaves after army chaplain service in Europe starting June 1942 and has accepted a call to Sheridan Boulevard Baptist Church in Lincoln Nebraska. He enrolls at University of Nebraska School of Natural Science to teach Bible and science. A pulpit committee chaired by Mrs C A Nelson and including Albert Christensen Lester E Nelson Frank Tompkin and O R Patrick was formed.
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Glenn A. P. Peterson
Atlantic Baptist Church
Mr. Peterson
Sheridan Boulevard Baptist Church
Lincoln
Neb
University of Nebraska
C. A. Nelson
Albert Christensen
Lester E. Nelson
Frank Tompkin
O. R. Patrick
Two Ottumwans Die In Sudden Crashes
Ottumwa Iowa June 13 two Ottumwans died in odd accidents one in the Des Moines river and the other on highway 34 east of the city Robert F Rook 15 died instantly after leaving a truck cab and being hit by a car driven by Mrs Farnsworth of Ottumwa He had returned from Mt Pleasant to visit a hospital his ride ended fatally John Smith 25 recently discharged from the army drowned near the west city dam after guiding his uncle Charles Johnson to safety They had been swimming Smith had come from Hannibal Mo to work for his uncle at a welding shop.
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Ottumwa
Iowa
Des Moines
Robert F. Rook
Thomas Rook
Robert Farnsworth
Mt. Pleasant
Kansas Wheat Harvest Surges Despite Price Policy Resentment
Kansas Oklahoma and Texas report above average yields as combines roll across the plains. Farmers store a large portion on farms to wait for price rises, while others sell at elevators and experience ample labor and rail car availability during the early harvest.
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Hutchinson
Kan
Plains
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas
Kansas-Oklahoma
Garden City
Walt Mercer
Commodity Credit Corporation
Sherman
Tex
Wichita
Fred Burns
JAP Colone l Takes Poison as Escape
Yokohama June 13. Lt Col Seichi Kawakani accused in the 1942 slaying of acting Philippines President Jose Abad Santos killed himself at his Sendai home. He had been in Sendai prison since June 1 and was allowed to collect belongings before transfer to Sugamo prison in Tokyo.
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Yokohama
Seichi Hawakani
Philippines
Jose Abad Santos
Sendal
Ninth Corps
Kawakani
Sendai
Sugano
Tokyo
Fire unit ordered in San Francisco to aid crowd panic
The city fire commission approved deployment of a mobile public address unit to calm crowds during fires. They cited disasters such as the recent hotel fires in Chicago and Dubuque, Iowa.
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San Francisco
City Fire Commission
Chicago
Dubuque
Iowa
Senate Defers OPA Clash as Veto Plea Rises
Washington June 13 Senate moves to extend OPA while a 40 million member consumer labor coalition urges President Truman to veto the OPA bill. Taft amends ceilings to base on 1941 period plus recent unit cost increases. The emergency price control committee includes 32 national groups.
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Washington
Senate
OPA
Truman
Congress
Budget Bureau
Emergency Committee For Price Control
Senate Banking Committee
Wagner
D-N.y
Clifford T. McAvoy
United Electrical Workers
CIO
The
National Congress of Parents and Teachers
American Association of University Women
American Association of University Professors
General Federation of Women's Clubs
National Farmers Union
National Council of Jewish Women
American Veterans of World War I
Taft
Ohio
Shutdown of oats industry likely in two weeks
Chicago June 13 A complete shutdown of the rolled oats industry in about two weeks was predicted unless manufacturers obtain larger quantities of oats. C S Gordon vice president of grain for Quaker Oats said the industry would be out of oats in about 14 days if kept at present levels. He blamed black markets diverting grain from normal trade channels. Other grain trade sources noted some withholding due to the OPA extension fight in Congress.
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Chicago
Gordon
Quaker Oats Company
Congress
Security Council to Refer Spanish Issue to Assembly
Dr. Herbert V. Evatt chair of the U N Security Council sub committee on Spain announced that the Spanish question should be referred to the General Assembly for action. The sub committee approved modifications of its recommendations as suggested by Herschel V. Johnson the acting U S delegate.
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New York
United States
Herbert V. Evatt
Australia
U. N. Security Council
Spain
General Assembly
Evatt
Security Council
Herschel V. Johnson
Flying Tigers thrill crowd at centennial air show in Atlantic
A crowd of about 4000 gathered at the Atlantic municipal airport for the centennial observance featuring the Flying Tigers. Lt Ray Goodey and Capt Jack Hardwick wowed spectators with low level stunts and a 450 mph P-38 strafing run.
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Flying Tigers
Atlantic Amvets
Col. Folsom Everest
Council Bluffs
Atlantic
Iowa
Ray Goodey
Jack Hardwick
Hardwick
Patsy Steele
Indian Creek
Bill Bushman
Nishnabotna River
Bushman
Sammy Mason
Art Davis
Emerson Avery
Feared Box Car Door Blamed for Jackson Injury Suit
Des Moines man Jesse L. Jackson sues for 40000 in district court alleging back injury from a falling box car door in October 1944. He names Milwaukee and Great Western Railroads and the Iowa Transfer Railway as defendants. He cites negligence.
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Des Moines
Jesse L. Jackson
Milwaukee and Great Western Railroads
Iowa Transfer Railway Company
Seamen Await Clarification of Terms Today
Washington reports indicate talks to avert the all coast maritime strike center on wording of several issues. CIO President Murray and Capt. Conway say major points are near agreement but four or five items need clarification. A government conciliator predicted a settlement potential today before the strike deadline.
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Washington
Granville Conway
War Shipping Administration
Conway
CIO
Philip Murray
Gibson
Actor Butterworth Killed In Accident
Los Angeles June 13 Police reported film comedian Charles Butterworth died after his car skidded 50 feet striking an electric light pole. He died in an ambulance en route to General Hospital with severe head injuries. the single occupant car was almost demolished.
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Los Angeles
Charles Butterworth
General Hospital
Ballinger Held on Murder Charge in Wife Slaying
Sidney report states Glen Ballinger 32 of Plattsmouth Nebraska facing first degree murder charges after the fatal shooting of his estranged wife here. He waived to the grand jury at arraignment before Justice C B Hatten and was jailed until a fall trial.
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Sidney
Glen Ballinger
Plattsmouth
Neb
Justice of the Peace
C. B. Hatten
Army engineers call bids for Mississippi river locks wall extensions
Rock Island June 13 Army engineers yesterday called for bids on extending the upper approach guide wall at Lock No. 16 Muscatine and No. 18 Burlington. Proposals to be opened July 9. Current walls are 600 feet long and will be extended by another 600 feet.
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Rock Island, II
Army
Mississippi River Locks
Muscatine
Burlington
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Hicken- Yooper
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Robert C. Bare
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China
Hell
Bare
A. A. Vandegrift
Marine Corps Nortan
King Umberto
Republic
Rev. Peterson
P. A
Assembly
Crampton Harris
Hugo Black
CIO National Maritime Union
CMU
WSA
A. B. Kelley
D-Pa
House Labor
Kelley
John Owens
International Longshoremen’s Association
Owens
AFL
Butterworth
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